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The New Arsenal of Democracy: Enhancing the South Korea-NATO Relationship in the New Cold War
Jang Won Joon
July 11, 2024
K-Bangsan is set to assume a larger presence in the global market next year, including for major NATO countries and partners.
The Need for a Calibrated Response to the North Korea-Russia Summit
Saeme Kim
July 5, 2024
South Korea should adopt a calibrated response based on how cooperation between North Korea-Russia develops under the new treaty.
The Mutual Defense Treaty With North Korea May Backfire on Russia
Scott Snyder
June 24, 2024
Putin’s decision to sign a comprehensive mutual defense pact with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may ultimately be an own-goal.
A Tale of Three Triangles: The Complicated Geopolitics of Northeast Asia
Daniel Sneider
June 20, 2024
The highly orchestrated imagery of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin standing next to his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong Un, on the reviewing stand in Pyongyang’s main parade square is bound…
10 Issues to Watch for on the Korean Peninsula in 2024
Clint Work
January 30, 2024
South Korea’s rapprochement with Japan and North Korea’s embrace of Russia significantly shaped events on the Korean Peninsula in 2023. Both promise to have a substantial impact on events in…
Kim Jong-un Changes Policy on Inter-Korean Reunification and Issues Threats of War
Robert King
January 19, 2024
In a historic break with a policy of most of the past eight decades, Kim Jong-un's speech made clear a different policy toward South Korea.
2023 in Review: The War in Ukraine and South Korea’s Increasingly Complex National Security
Clint Work
December 28, 2023
Seoul confronts the emergence of a new, far riskier nuclear order, while doubts about the credibility of U.S. extended deterrence remain.
2023 in Review: The War in Ukraine and North Korea
Clint Work
December 27, 2023
North Korea's support for Russia's war in Ukraine completed its turn away from efforts to normalize relations with the United States.
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